[Offtopic] Innovation Time Off

[Roland Gesthuizen]

I am going to give myself some thinking time over this term break.

Here is a cross post from the eChalk list:


> As an interesting motivation technique (usually called Innovation Time
> Off), all Google engineers are encouraged to spend 20% of their work time
> (one day per week) on projects that interest them. Some of Google's newer
> services, such as Gmail, Google News, Orkut, and AdSense originated from
> these independent endeavors. In a talk at Stanford University, Marissa
> Mayer, Google's Vice President of Search Products and User Experience,
> stated that her analysis showed that half of the new product launches
> originated from the 20% time.
>

-- 
Roland Gesthuizen - ICT Coordinator - Westall Secondary College
http://www.westallsc.vic.edu.au

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change
the world; indeed it is the only thing that ever has." --Margaret Mead
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